Catatonia
| Catatonia | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Wales |
| Genre (s) | Rock , Britpop |
| founding | 1990s |
| resolution | 2001 |
| Last occupation | |
| Cerys Matthews | |
| Mark Roberts | |
guitar |
Owen Powell |
| Paul Jones | |
| Aled Richards | |
Catatonia (cf. Katatonie ) was a British band. They were one of the most popular rock bands in Great Britain in the 1990s .
Band members were the singer Cerys Matthews , the guitarists Mark Roberts and Owen Powell, bassist Paul Jones and drummer Aled Richards. Most of Catatonia's songs are by Mark Roberts.
Cerys Matthews in particular became the band's figurehead. Her rough, vulnerable voice made her a fairly well-known sex symbol in the British Isles in the late 1990s. However, this unwanted fame also led to problems: she suffered from anxiety and nervous disorders. The lead singer's excessive alcohol consumption also made headlines. On the islands, Cerys was considered a "man" when it came to beer drinking. The band had to cancel several concerts and the internal band atmosphere also deteriorated. In 2001, after the release of their last album Paper Scissors Stone , the band broke up.
style
The band appealed to a wide audience with catchy pop melodies and was still able to integrate a certain amount of experimental and potentially disturbing sound elements. The result was a mixture of classic pop songs and indie rock. Like many artists from Wales, they played with their image. For one thing, singer Cerys Matthews emphasized her Welsh accent in English, the lyrics are partly in Welsh, and her homeland often plays a role in the songs. On the other hand, they too are actually cosmopolitans .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 UK
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| 1996 | Way beyond blue | - |
UK32 (13 weeks) UK |
First published: September 30, 1996
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| 1998 | International Velvet | - |
UK1  × 3
(107 weeks)UK |
First published: February 2, 1998
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| 1999 | Equally Cursed and Blessed | - |
UK1 (25 weeks)UK |
First published: March 28, 1999
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| 2001 | Paper Scissors Stone |
DE55 (1 week) DE |
UK6th  (4 weeks)UK |
First published: August 6, 2001
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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| 2002 | Greatest hits |
UK24 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: September 2002
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More albums
- 1995: The Sublime Magic of Catatonia
- 1998: The Crai-EPs 1993/1994
- 2006: Platinum Collection
- 2011: Road Rage: The Very Best of
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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| 1995 | Bleed Way Beyond Blue |
UK46 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: November 1995
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| 1996 | Sweet Catatonia Way Beyond Blue |
UK61 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: January 1996
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| Lost Cat Way Beyond Blue |
UK41 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: April 1996
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| You've Got a Lot to Answer For Way Beyond Blue |
UK35 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: August 1996
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| 1997 | I Am the Mob International Velvet |
UK40 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: October 1997
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| 1998 | Mulder and Scully International Velvet |
UK3 (11 weeks)UK |
First published: January 1998
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| Road Rage International Velvet |
UK5 (10 weeks)UK |
First published: April 1998
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| Strange Glue International Velvet |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
First published: July 1998
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| Game On International Velvet |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: October 1998
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| 1999 | Dead from the Waist Down Equally Cursed and Blessed |
UK7 (11 weeks) UK |
First published: April 1999
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| Londinium Equally Cursed and Blessed |
UK20 (4 weeks) UK |
First published: July 1999
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| Karaoke Queen Equally Cursed and Blessed |
UK36 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: November 1999
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| 2001 | Stone by Stone Paper Scissors Stone |
UK19 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: July 2001
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literature
- David Owens: Cerys, Catatonia & The Rise Of Welsh Pop. ISBN 0-09-187412-2 .
- Brian Wright: To Hell and Back with Catatonia. ISBN 0-946719-36-5 .